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Board moves to end sheriff's OJI pay deviation after two current cases close; legal staff flagged equity and tax concerns
Summary
Sumner County's Self-Insurance Board voted to allow two currently affected employees to finish their on-the-job-injury (OJI) claims under existing pay arrangements but directed staff to enforce the county OJI policy thereafter and to quantify the historic fiscal impact of a sheriff department pay deviation.
Sumner County's Self-Insurance Board addressed a multi-year practice in which the sheriff's department has been paying an additional one-third of employees' pay for on-the-job injuries (OJI) above the county plan's standard benefit structure.
County legal and benefits staff told the committee they have questioned the legal authority for the department-level deviation and raised concerns about equity across county employees and tax…
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